Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-18
POULTRY SHOW,
The Champlain Valley Associations Sew
enth Annual Exhibition In City Hall

Inc Champlain valley Associations Sew
enth Annual Exhibition In City Hall.
The seventh annual exhibition of the
Champlain Valley Poultry association
opened Tuesday in City Hall, under very
promising circumstances augurng well
its success. The number of entries is
about the same as last year, while in char
acter the exhibition is much superior.
There are several new classes of which
there are representatives shown that
have not been entered before, includ
ing White Plymouth Rocks, Black
Sumatras, White Wyandottes, wild
geese and others. The birds come from
| all over Vermont and there are many
shown by representative breeders of New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York.
Mr.. H. b. May of Natick, Mass, who is
a well known expert judge of birds has
been engaged to act as judge of the fowls
and he will begin his work to day The
premiums will be awarded to those birds
scoring the greatest number of points.
The Second Day of the ChampIain Valley
Associations Exhibition.
The second day of the seventh annual
exhibition of the Champlain Poultry asso-
citation was one of the most successful days
in the history of the society, the City hall
where the exhibition is given being
thronged all day by visitors attracted by
the unusually fine exhibit made this year
There is an especially fine display in light
brahmas on exhibition, George Dayis of
East Montpelier alone showing 43 birds
pronounced to be the largest and best ex-
hibit ever made in the State.
The cochins both light and buff are at
tracing much attention, as are also the
white plymouth rocks, magnificent look
ing birds. This is the first time that rep
resentatlves of this class have been shown
mere. WyandotteS were also well repre-
sented and they made very fine exhibit,
and were admired by all the visitors.
The game birds including the small
game bantamS attracted much attention
AS did also pair of wild geese. Mr.
j. W. Jones of this city, Isl showing
some very fine tnrkeys which are ante re-
markable for their size.
Following are some of the exhibitors to-
gether with the varieties shown:
George Davis, East Montpelier, light
brahmas and wyandottes.
ii. X. Thomas, Burlington, brown red
game bantams
+. H. Smith, Burlington. brown. red.
nun, claiborne, dominique and pyle game
birds.
II. D. Brown, Waterbury, dark brah-
mas.
c. F. Thompson, Valleys Falls, n. H.,
BLACK games, houdans, game bantams,
dark brahmas, gray, wild black, musco-
vey, rouen and pekin ducks
W. \. French, New HaAen, buff and
white cochins.
y. W. Spauldng. Bellows Falls, Polish.
r. >. Randel, Springfield, buff cochins
Day 81 Moore, Bellows Falls, ham
burghs.
S. w. McKinstry, Chicopee, Mass,
white. plymouth rocks, brown ieghorns
and black spanish.
A. H. Bissell Il Son. Bellows Falls, dark
brahmas.
S. o. Miner Brattleboro, hamburghs.
q Il. Woodbury., Burlington, brown
leghOrns.
NJ H. Stone, Burlington, wyandottes
and golden sebright bantams.
j. IT, Gooding, Winooski. black suma
tras.
+. w. Prison Canton, y. V. laced wyan-
dottes, brown leghorns and pouter
W., II. Fraser, Williston, polish ham
burghs.
ID. II. Plaisted, St. Adams, black spap-
iish, silver gray dorkings and brown leg
horus.
c. A. Platt, Milton, brown leghorns.
A. A. Marvin, Sheldon, light and dark
white ieghorns, hamburghs, pekin ducks,
emDdem geese and white plymouth
rock
W.. j. Langshore, Burlington, white
dorkngs.
l.. b. Lord, wyandottes and hamburgs.
d. w. Jones, Burlington, bronze tur-
keys, light and dark brahmas.
Wheeler 81 Perkins. Burlington, Ply
mouth Rocks
Mrs. Charles f. Green, Essex, lang
shans.
q. f: Wright. Burlington, white games.
red pyle Pekin ducks and plymouth rocks
-. Il. +. Wright, Burlington, red games,
silver and yellow duck wings and red
pyle game bantams.
City Hall will be open to-day until 10
O'Clock this evening when the exhibition
will close. Our carnival visitors should
not fail TO visit the hall as it is one of the
best exhibitions ever made in the Stata